Monday 17 February 2020

Storm and Flood

Some news report said that over the weekend, we had as much rain in 24 hours here as normally in a month (and then we do have a reputation of being the rainiest city in the country to begin with)...

Yesterday, I stayed in all day, listening to Storm Dennis & The Rain drumming away at my windows and rattling my balcony. This morning, while they seemed to be catching their breath a bit before the next round, I took my camera for a walk down to the riverside. Other people's videos and photos on the internet had already told me that there was a bit of flooding going on. Myself, I live a little bit further away, slightly uphill, and no river view. Just now that feels good, as it also means no real risk of finding the river right on my doorstep one morning... The situation must be a bit more worrying for the buildings just by the river. Not least that white factory/office building and its parking area.






 





PS. At first I had "Dennis the Menace" in mind as title for this post (referring to the classic American cartoon). But then I thought that might be tempting fate (causing a spam flood or a lawsuit or something), so decided not to... 

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15 comments:

  1. Wow. That's a lot of water. We've had major flooding in the Pacific Northwest (U.S.) lately, but luckily the Green River near my home hasn't jumped its banks. Stay dry!

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    1. Thanks for visiting. Hope your river stays within its boundaries! (and that the water level in ours stops rising soon, too...)

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  2. gosh you have had alot of rain while we still haven't had any. Makes me wonder what the earth is up to.

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    1. Amy, one may wonder indeed. I have seen our river flooding at this spot before though - but I think then it was later in spring, after a winter with much snow.

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  3. I was about to say the same as Sandra - that's a lot of water indeed.
    Are there any hills or mountains that feed your town's river from a distance, or is it all due to the rain?
    In my area, we've had just the one rainy day yesterday. It was windy, but definitely not enough to be called a storm.
    I have read only the other day that in order for our dwindling groundwater levels to recover from the draughts of 2018 and (partly) 2019, we'd need at least a week of constant rain - not the heavy downpour kind, but the type that feeds the ground nicely and evenly.

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    1. Meike, there are "hills" (as the river runs in a sort of valley), but no mountains. I do get the impression (from TV etc) that it is the large amount of rain that is to blame. In many places along the west coast and in the countryside, worse than here. It's been an unusually mild winter with lots of rain but almost no frost or snow.

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  4. The river has burst its banks, lots of water with you!
    For me there is a storm on the coast but it is not as bad as yours!
    greetings Elke

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    1. The storm has been even worse along our west coast than here (inland)...

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  5. stay safe, don't go to far from home. this looks awful and there is more coming.

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    1. Supposed to be a break in the rain tomorrow - but more to come at the end of the week...

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  6. That is a lot of water. It was very windy here just outside Stockholm and still is.

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  7. Fi, they say we may get a glimpse of the sun tomorrow - but then more rain again on Thursday...

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  8. The situation in the UK is dire. The Dennis storm following just one week after the Ciara stormhas caused unprecedented flooding in many parts of the country. I am fortunate not to live close to a riverbut my heart goes out to all those whose homes and businesses have been flooded.

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  9. Flooding in the South of Scotland England and Wales is huge. It's largely caused by huge amounts of rain in very short periods.

    On the subject of Dennis The Menace I think you'd have been perfectly safe. Having said that it was originally (and still is) originally a cartoon character from The Beano comic published in Dundeee, Scotland.

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    1. I was half-joking, Graham ;) I do have a sneaking suspicion that some kinds of titles may attract more spam comments than others, though. (Plus in this case might have been misleading for someone searching online for actual info about the cartoon.)

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